Cyber Bullying Movie

Modified : August 03,2014

Cyber Bully the movie was released as an ABC made for television movie in 2012. This Cyber Bullying Movie runs 87 minutes and stars Emily Osment, Kay Panabaker, and Kelly Rowan. This is a drama about the issue of cyber bullying and it touches on many of the issues teens and some adults encounter online when they are being cyber bullied.

What is Cyber Bullying?

Cyber bullying is harassment that occurs through the use of electronic technology or online. For clarity this includes cell phones, computers, tablets and communication tools such as social media sites, chat forums and websites. You are being cyber bullied if you are receiving mean texts, harassing emails or someone is posting rumors, defaming videos or fake profiles and attaching them to your name.

Taylor Hillridge (Emily Osment) is super excited she receives her very own computer on the occasion of her 17th birthday. Her parents also entrusts her with unmonitored internet access.

Taylor’s best friend encourages her to join a popular social site Cliquesters (similar to Facebook) so that she can get in on the latest gossip. Taylor soon finds herself the one at the center of the gossip and nasty comments.

Eventually, the situation worsens with even an “admirer” chiming in to add some vicious and untrue lies about Taylor. The barrage of bullying proves almost too much for Taylor and she is pushed to the limit.

The great thing about this situation is that Taylor’s mom intervenes in time to make a difference. She and a group of other victims help Taylor to overcome the trauma of the emotional attacks and she is able to use the experience to help protect and inform other teens.

The 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey reported that nearly 16% of 9th-12th graders have experienced some form of electronic bullying. While the research is growing and teachers, parents and the government is understanding more everyday, there is still so much to figure out because of the high frequency of changes in kid’s technology use.